Newscast Media TEHRAN—The Iranian Navy’s 29th fleet of warships, comprised of the
Khark logistic helicopter carrier and the Sabalan destroyer, set sail on Tuesday from
the southern port city of Bandar Abbas for the Atlantic Ocean on a three-month
voyage.

It is the Navy’s first-ever mission to the Atlantic Ocean.

During a ceremony held before the dispatching of the warships, Rear Admiral
Habibollah Sayyari, the commander of the Iranian Navy, said that the warships are
tasked with maintaining the security of Iranian vessels in international waters.
Meanwhile, Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to stop Iran’s ambitions to acquire
a nuclear weapon.

Tehran Times reports that Iranian Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said the Iranian
warships are sent to international waters to show the might of the Iranian Navy,
adding that the Islamic Republic of Iran is today one of the most important countries
that maintains the security of shipping routes in the Gulf of Aden and the
Bab-el-Mandeb.